2024 Compare Cities Education:
Akron, OH vs Bristol, TN

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Highlights
- Bristol spends 37.1% less per student than Akron.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% lower in Bristol than in Akron. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bristol had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Akron
 Akron, OHBristol, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,948$10,662$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,529$10,148$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,158$6,092$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.114.7916.23
 Students per Librarian6074154573
 Students per Counselor347336530
 Grade School Educ.3.8%3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%6.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.0%90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%20.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%28.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.4%6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I grew up and lived in Akron, OH for a majority of my life, with the exception of living in Panama City, FL for 8 years. The town is pretty decent, affordable utilities,  More

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Over 3 years ago

This area is completely run down. Ghetto with a capital  More

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My goodness, I had to create an account to counterbalance all the negative people. I grew up in Ellet, went to an Akron Public School, graduated with a bachelor's from  More

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Reviews for Bristol    5 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I moved to the area from FL, along with many others who are moving to the area from places like TX and the Midwest. Do not be mislead by the reviews. Bristol is very  More

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Update from 2006 - Current is October 2019 - I was born and raised in the Bristol, VA-TN area. Although the crime rate is low compared to many places - the jobs are very  More

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Struggled with keeping a decent job in Brisol. If a medical professional - only a one horse town with no  More

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